Louisville Cardinals vs Duke Blue Devils Pick & Prediction – 1/26/2026

Duke returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a big Monday rematch with Louisville. Cameron Boozer has looked every bit like a Wooden front-runner for Duke, while Louisville has its top star with Mikel Brown Jr. returning to action over the weekend. With Duke unbeaten at home and Louisville looking to flip the script after leading at halftime but fading late in their first meeting, you can find my Louisville vs Duke prediction below.

Our Louisville vs Duke Pick

Pick:

Confidence: 3/5

Game Snapshot

• Matchup: Louisville Cardinals @ Duke Blue Devils
• Date & Time: Monday, January 26, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
• Broadcast: ESPN

Key Storylines

• Revenge spot: Duke won 84-73 at Louisville on January 6 after trailing by 10 at the break, sparked by Cameron Boozer’s 27 points and a huge second-half shooting surge. Louisville will try to flip the script here, but that won’t be an easy task at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• Brown is back: Louisville freshman PG Mikel Brown Jr. returned Saturday and logged 20 points and 6 assists in a win over Virginia Tech, stabilizing the Cardinals’ half-court offense and helping with creation for himself and others.
• Star power at the four: Cameron Boozer enters averaging 23.7 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game, with elite efficiency. He leads the Blue Devils in all three of those categories and he will be a key to his team’s success again tonight.
• Perimeter shooting: Ryan Conwell leads Louisville at 19.5 points per game and remains the Cardinals’ top floor spacer and tough shot-maker. Containing his off-screen looks is priority one for Duke’s wings.
• Situational edges: Duke is 8-0 at home; Louisville is 2-3 away. Cameron Indoor Stadium is one of the toughest places to play in all of college basketball and Duke will try to use that to their advantage here.

Head-to-Head & Betting Trends

• Duke is 1-0 against Louisville so far this season, winning their first meeting by double-digits.
• Duke is 11-8 against the spread so far this year.
• Louisville is also 11-8 against the spread through 19 games.
• The under is 12-7 in games involving Duke so far this season.
• Louisville has stayed under the total in 11 of 19 games.

Louisville vs Duke Model Projection

Final Thoughts

Jay Sanin

Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.